English → Latin
“errand” in Latin
mandōto order, command, enjoin; to put in hand; deliver over; to commit, consignnegōtiumbusiness, employment, occupation, affair; difficulty, pains, trouble, labor; matter, thing (= πρᾶγμα (prâgma))persequorto follow perseveringly, continue to follow; search through; pursue; to pursue, chase, hunt; to avenge, take vengeance ucōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse; to produce, cause, bring about, effect, seperficiōto finish, complete; to perfect; to carry out, execute, performperagōto pierce, transfix; to traverse, pass through; to harass, disturb, annoy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
errand
mandatum: negotium [SYN. in COMMISSION]: to do an errand, mandatum exsequi, persequi, conficere, perficere, peragere: to do an errand in the most careful manner, mandatum exhaurire; in a careless manner, negligenter rem mandatam gerere: to tell anybody to do an errand, negotium alicui dare or mandare; negotii aliquid alicui dare (Terentianus): mandare alicui aliquid: to be ordered to do an errand by anybody, mandatum datur mihi ab aliquo: aliquid facere jussum esse ab aliquo: to do anybody’s errand willingly, *mandatum alicujus lubenter peragere (Wyttenbach).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for errand?
- The usual Latin words for “errand” are mandō, negōtium, persequor; also cōnficiō, perficiō, peragō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.